Yucca Valley · San Bernardino County

Schools in Yucca Valley

Yucca Valley’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 12th to the 29th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 12th to 29th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Onaga Elementary: 29th percentile, Developing
  • Yucca Valley Elementary: 20th percentile, Needs Support
  • Yucca Mesa Elementary: 12th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 9th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • La Contenta Middle: 9th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 14th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Yucca Valley High: 14th percentile, Needs Support
1Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Yucca Valley

6 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Yucca Valley score highest?

Onaga Elementary is highest, at the 29th percentile.

That’s higher than 29 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Yucca Valley

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

Context

The average Yucca Valley elementary school had 26 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Yucca Valley stand?

La Contenta Middle is at the 9th percentile.

That’s higher than 9 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Yucca Valley.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Yucca Valley stand?

Yucca Valley High is at the 14th percentile.

That’s higher than 14 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Yucca Valley.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

1 high school not ranked statewide

1 private school has a Yucca Valley address. It doesn’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score it. See it in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Yucca Valley rank highest?

Elementary: Onaga Elementary, 29th percentile (Developing). Middle: La Contenta Middle, 9th percentile (Needs Support). High: Yucca Valley High, 14th percentile (Needs Support). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Yucca Valley decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Yucca Valley good?

Yucca Valley’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 12th to the 29th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Developing and 2 Needs Support. Yucca Valley has one public middle school we score, La Contenta Middle, at the 9th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. Yucca Valley has one public high school we score, Yucca Valley High, at the 14th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Yucca Valley compare with California?

The average Yucca Valley elementary school had 26 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Yucca Valley address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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